Mistress America is rare misfire for indie duo
Love her or hate her, indie “it girl” Greta Gerwig is definitely having one hell of a decade. Since making her big screen debut ... Continue Reading
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American Ultra is bound for stoner classic glory
With the number of A-list potheads in young Hollywood these days you’d think that crafting a truly great stoner comedy would be easier... Continue Reading
Award-season drama at its best, Room will floor you!
The Oscar nominations are still weeks away, but if you ask me, any doubt about who will take home the Academy Award for Best Actress this ye... Continue Reading
Tomlin shines in choice-centered dramedy Grandma
In a holiday movie season dominated by powerful young female characters like The Hunger Games’ Katniss Everdeen and Daisy Ridley’... Continue Reading
Jurassic World not nearly as bad as it looks. Really!
Up until the release of a certain high-profile sci-fi sequel this weekend, Jurassic World was the top-grossing film of 2015 with a whopping ... Continue Reading
Old-school espionage thrills in Bridge of Spies
If you miss the good old days of picking up a really juicy spy thriller in the airport gift store and reading it from cover to cover in-flig... Continue Reading
Twisty thriller The Gift is gift that keeps on giving
Maybe I’m a little jaded, but whenever I hear that one of my favorite actors has written and/or directed a movie, the words “van... Continue Reading
Terminator Genisys is time travel turkey of the year
With airports packed to the rafters with surly, well-fed and flight delayed passengers this Thanksgiving weekend I thought it would be only ... Continue Reading
Vacation sequel is outta control trip worth taking
Although the Skywalker clan seems to be the only fictional onscreen family movie fans care about these days, another beloved cinematic famil... Continue Reading
Slow-moving Mr. Holmes is almost criminally boring
Even if you don’t know your Mycroft from your Moriarty or a Calabash pipe from a Churchwarden anyone who has watched TV or been to the... Continue Reading
Sundance sensation Me and Earl is the real deal
While vampire romance and dark, dystopian trilogies with strong female protagonists will always have their place in Young Adult (YA) fiction... Continue Reading
San Andreas is popcorn movie perfection
When it comes to scary movies, most film geeks will agree that fear is in the eye of the beholder. For some people it’s vampires and d... Continue Reading
Even magic shoes can’t save misfire The Cobbler
If you ask me, Adam Sandler has gotten a pretty bad rap over the years. Sure, he’s churned out some real clunkers of late (Funny Peopl... Continue Reading
Cheeky geeky comedy caper Dope is totally dope
In his 1983 Hollywood tell-all Adventures in the Screen Trade, Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman wrote that: “Nobody knows an... Continue Reading
Iranian vampire western Girl envelops its audience
It’s hard to find a new twist on vampire movies these days, especially in the post-modern Pride and Prejudice and Zombies era where ge... Continue Reading
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